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Monday, October 1, 2012

On Talking Points Memo is a Chart that shows the breakdown for voters to be 34.3% Indy, 33.3 Democrat, and only 22.1 Republican who self identify themselves. Republicans have lost 5 points in the last month according to Stan Greenberg. Those numbers don't reflect those of us who still self identify as Republicans who are not going to be voting for Romney/Ryan or our member of Congress. In local elections a lot of us are voting for the person not the party. When you watch Senator Webb's speech, you understand why the GOP has lost 5 points in the last month.

Still have not recovered from the hard right platform along with a Convention where Afghanistan was not mentioned or our troops who are stationed around the world. In all my years of Conventions, this one was the worst. There was nothing redeeming about the speeches of people who sounded angry -- it was mostly about angry white men spouting talking points. Then you had Ann Romney pandering to women.

The GOP and Romney/Ryan has struck out with this family and many others across America who have veterans in their families. This GOP treats teachers, fire, police, senior citizens, women and federal employees along with our military and veterans like second class citizens. Senator Webb speaks for me and many others not only in the Democrat Party but also in the Republican Party.

Senator Webb (D-VA) who served in President Bush's Administration said it best in his introduction of President Obama last week:

This is a powerful speech that every last Republican should watch before casting their vote for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan or for Republicans in Congress who support the hard right GOP Platform and Todd Akin of MO.

Via Andrew
Sullivan, I have just seen (while still out of the country) the video of
Webb at a Democratic rally in Virginia talking about the idea that 47% of
Americans are "takers." It is no secret that Webb has disagreed frequently
with the Obama administration and in many ways is an awkward cultural fit with
today's Democratic party. But in speaking for the president and the party, in
a crucial swing state, Webb displays the unconcealed moral indignation that, in
a good way, has distinguished him through his political and literary career.

This is why I support Barack Obama for President because he cares about our military, our veterans, and all Americans no matter the party! When you watch a speech like this from Senator Webb, you know you are supporting the right man. Don't imderstamd this Republican Party which is filled with hate and loathing for this President

This
letter to the Columbus Dispatch from a disgruntled Republican speaks for a lot
of us who do not understand the hate coming out of so many Republicans along with the
conservative pundits. When you get all the hate from elected officials in the
Congress and members of the religious right, you know how bad it is. Have never witnessed anything like this where
they don't think twice about lying and obstructing in the Congress to make Obama
a one-term President. I don't know or want to know today's Republican Party
which is filled with hate and bigotry and telling people who need a helping hand
to do it themselves.

Romney’s biggest problem in Ohio is that not only is
Obama leading in the polls, but he has slightly more support from Republicans
than Romney does from Democrats. One such Republican, a 70-year-old retired
store owner, says he has voted Republican for almost all of his life, but not
this year.

The
Columbus Dispatch printed part of
Mr. Butterfass’ email, “Obama was handed an economy on the skids, after eight
years of Bush. All he ever did was think about war. I’m afraid Romney will do
the same, especially the trickle-down theory.” He continued, “I don’t know why
any woman or gay would ever vote for Romney. All you have to do is look at the
Republican platform. I’ve never seen such HATE this year in the Republican
Party, national or state.”

Obama is leading Romney by 9 points in Ohio according to
a new Dispatch poll, and early balloting starts in two days.Wayne Butterfass is
not alone is his disgust with his former party. According to Stan
Greenberg, the Republican Party has lost 5 points in voter identification
over the past month. He writes, “Contempt for the Republicans is pushing
Democrats into the lead, not only in the presidential race but across Senate and
likely many House races as well.”

Interestingly, a month ago Ohio was an even race. Today,
it’s a plus 9 for Obama, suggesting that the Republican National Convention, the
Ryan pick, and the 47% comments have damaged Romney in Ohio, along with his tone
deaf “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt” editorial.

Be informed when you cast your vote on November 6, 2012, and don't let the Party you belong keep you from voting for a better candidate. No one needs to know who you voted for as it is a secret ballot which means you don't have to tell a soul. If you stand with our veterans and our military, the choice is very clear -- Barack Obama deserves your vote. Senator Webb is 100% correct.

According to Think Progress, “NRA: Practice Range” is billed as a “network of news, laws, facts, knowledge, safety tips, educational materials and online resource” for the organization.The National Rifle Association released a new app on Sunday that includes a gun range equipped with coffin-shaped targets, and the option for players to simulate using a military-grade sniper rifle.

The app includes what it calls “9 true to life firearms,” and allows players to download an MK-11 sniper rifle setting for 99 cents. The rifle can shoot 750 rounds per minute.

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"We will be told that the causes of such violence are complex, and that is true. No single law, no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society, but that can’t be an excuse for inaction. Surely we can do better than this." President Barack Obama, Newtown, CT, 12/16/2012

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"I don't think that the way to correct a spin from the left is to try to impart a spin from the right.... [A]n information flow distorted from the right would be just as much a disservice as distortion from the left. What we really should be after... is accurate information. And I don't see what any conservative or anybody else for that matter has to fear from accurate information." M. Stanton Evans

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Former Senator Alan Simpson (R-WY)

“For heaven’s sake, you have Grover Norquist wandering the earth in his white robes saying that if you raise taxes one penny, he’ll defeat you,” he told CNN back in May. “He can’t murder you. He can’t burn your house. The only thing he can do to you, as an elected official, is defeat you for reelection. And if that means more to you than your country when we need patriots to come out in a situation when we’re in extremity, you shouldn’t even be in Congress.”

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"We are are an American family and we rise or fall together as one nation.

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John Stuart Mill was a 19th century political philosopher:

"I never meant to say that the Conservatives are generally stupid. I meant to say that stupid people are generally Conservative. I believe that is so obviously and universally admitted a principle that I hardly think any gentleman will deny it." John Stuart Mill.